A Media Publication by the students of Mass Communication and Media Studies Volume - VI January 2016 Issue I January in History “You want to welcome life you have to welcome surprises” - Dr. Pfau January 28, 1933 surprises. Everybody should take a The name Pakistan was coined by look at his or her life and see what Choudhry Rehmat Ali Khan. they can concretely do. I would say, as long as you love the people you January 01, 1955 meet, you will find some way to Pakistan International Airlines make it a little bit better and get a came into being smile out there somewhere.” January 01, 1961 While appreciating Positive Decimal coinage introduced in Post, Dr Pfau said ‘It is so rare Pakistan. that somebody capitalizes on the positive aspects. I very much like January 05, 1963 whoever came up with this idea. First trade agreement is signed I have always thought that between Pakistan and China. In 1960, Dr Ruth Pfau decided She said she is not sure whether people should concentrate on to dedicate her life to the battle others also find Pakistan so the positive side of things. There January 01, 1981 against leprosy in Pakistan. For welcoming, but she didn’t face is enough positivity in the world Interest free banking was her remarkable efforts, Dr Pfau any difficulty while working in around us, but you have to introduced. has been awarded several Pakistan. search for it.’ awards and medals including January 01, 1983 In her message to the youth, she Nishan-e-Quaid-i-Azam, I very much like whoever First three F-16 Jets reached Hilal-e-Pakistan, and Sitara-e- said, “Every young person should Pakistan. Quaid-i-Azam. Along with her came up with this idea. know how nice it is when you have efforts to eradicate leprosy, Dr I have always thought the opportunity to help somebody January 12, 1992 Pfau is also working on commu - that people should and give a smile to a patient.” Lahore-Islamabad Motorway nity based rehabilitation (CBR), concentrate on the project launched. with special focus on enhancing Its people like Dr Pfau who the quality of life for people positive side of things. make you believe in the power What’s inside: with disabilities and their fami - There is enough positivity of optimism and positivity that lies. in the world around us, can reduce all hardships and F Apple teams up with troubles to nothing. but you have to search Pakistani musician. Dr Pfau is undoubtedly an em - By Eesha Ghani - Editor bodiment of empathy. For for it.’ F North-South gas pipeline to over 50 years, she has relentlessly complete per schedule worked to ease the suffering of While sharing her thoughts on lepers in Pakistan. Because of humanity and life she said “hu - F CPEC termed game her monumental efforts, WHO manity is the one I meet on the changer. declared Pakistan as one of the staircase, or anywhere on the road. first countries in Asia to control Humanity, I would think of it as F Ho Mann Jahaan in it’s leprosy. It would not be wrong those who need our help and our second phase of success. to call her the ‘Mother Teresa of response.” Pakistan’. F Gilgat Baltistan education She further added, “Life is initiative galvanises In an interview with Positive different; it is sometimes difficult, Greenwich students. Post Dr Pfau said, ‘Pakistan is a sometimes very difficult, and some - beautiful country and it’s full of times even cruel. Be ready at any F Pakistan economy to grow in surprises, so I always love to be in time for any surprise. You want to 2016 despite challenges. Pakistan’. welcome life, you have to welcome Positive Post is published to project positivity all around Pakistan amongst our youth and the entire nation. Our efforts are to inculcate patriotism and a sense of ownership in them. It is a compilation of news extracted by the students of Mass Communications and Media Studies of Greenwich University. Editor’s Note North-South gas pipeline to complete per schedule As we find ourselves gearing up for the The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Re - new year let’s take a moment to reflect on sources, categorically confirmed the initia - the year past, 2015. tion and in-time completion of North-South gas pipeline project as per I'm sure many of us had our hurdles to schedule. deal with, but what matters is that we make it through with lessons learnt. “Construction of North-South gas pipeline project will hopefully begin and conclude as As cliché as it sounds I would advise all per the given schedule agreed upon by the the youngsters to begin this year with solid governments of Pakistan and Russia,” offi - goals and resolutions. cial sources in the Ministry said. Many of us try to stick to our resolutions Commenting on some reports over the im - South to the rest of the areas,” said the yet barely make it half way without position of sanctions on a Russian company sources, adding that due to the efforts of the forgetting or dropping them. contracted to lay the pipeline, they said that present government Liquefied Natural Gas Pakistan had nothing to do with it. “If any (LNG) terminal was constructed in Karachi Perhaps if we gave ourselves and those Russian company has been blacklisted under in a record time. around us a good dose of positivity every any international sanction, it (Russia) will time we falter. It'll be easier to maintain assign the task to someone else.” They further said that around 12.4bcm (bil - our objectives. lion cubic meters) of gas would be trans - However, they said, Pakistan had not been ported from Karachi to Lahore per annum Remember, to err is human and there is officially conveyed about any sanctions im - via a 42 inch diameter pipeline, and the pro - no short cut to experience! posed on the company concerned with lay - ject’s first phase is likely to be completed by ing the pipeline. Under the project, a December 2017. Every time we find ourselves slipping we 1,100-kilometre pipeline from Karachi to must find it within us to pull ourselves Lahore with Russian investment worth $2 The pipeline would connect LNG terminals back up and continue on with a positive billion would be built. located in Karachi with those in Lahore. The outlook. sources said Pakistan was passing through a “The project is of great significance to Pak - severe energy crisis and the project would You have 365 new fresh days to outdo istan as it would help supply the additional prove to be a milestone in overcoming it. yourself and prove to others that you can. volume of imported gas from the country’s Courtesy: The Express Tribune Growth strategy: Govt focusing on speedy economic recovery The government is pursuing a comprehen - sive programme of speedy economic de - velopment, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Monday. He was talking to World Bank Country Di - rector in Pakistan Patchamutha Illango. En - hancing cooperation in education, health, irrigation and skill development sectors be - tween the Punjab government and the World Bank came under discussion. “A comprehensive programme is being im - plemented in the Punjab to make youth skillful according to the needs of local and would visit Pakistan next month. is a huge demand for Pakistani skill and non- foreign markets. The Punjab government skilled labour in these two countries. Punjab wants to further expand the scope of the pro - “He will sign several memoranda of under - can send skilled manpower to these coun - gramme and the cooperation of World Bank standings (MoUs) with the Punjab govern - tries. Keeping this in view, the MoUs will be will be welcomed in this regard,” Sharif said. ment for the skill development of youth in signed with World Bank to impart skill the province,” he said. training to youth and send them to these two Following the meeting, a senior Punjab gov - countries as skilled labourers,” he said. ernment official told The Express Tribune “The Dubai Expo will be held in 2020. The Courtesy: The Express Tribune that World Bank President Jim Yong King FIFA World Cup is in Qatar in 2022. There 2 Gilgit-Baltistan education initiative galvanises Karachi’s Greenwich University Students Karachi’s Greenwich University The donation drive successfully students embarked on a donation collected Rs0.5 million which drive to serve education in will be handed over to present Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B). The director of Inspire Initiative initiative which kicked off on Ayesha Farooqui. January 12 has been undertaken to implement Inspire Initiative’s “Education is the foremost and education project in Gilgit- basic necessity for every individ - Baltistan. ual and it’s our responsibility to help those who are deprived of Activities to collect donations in - this necessity,” said Shehneez clude washing cars, serving food Saeed, a student part of the at local restaurants, arranging a donation drive. movie screening on campus, and selling food and old books. “Such The Inspire journey started back activities are key in our goal to in 2007 when British-Pakistani Bushra Farooqui and two other Inspire is catering to at least 70% help underprivileged students Bushra Farooqui visited Baltistan expats from the UK. The number of Sadpara valley’s primary and should be done on a routine for the first time with a group of of students soon grew to 360 school-going children, adds basis,” said Navaid Jafri, a student trekkers from the UK for a girls within a span of three years.